Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Minister brokers peace deal to end aviation crisis, gives 1-Week TSC repayment deadline

Posted on August 13, 2026 by Wole Shadare

NCAA to enforce airline Unionisation rights The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, has brokered a peace deal between aviation unions, airline operators, and regulatory agencies, effectively dousing the industrial tension that recently paralysed flight operations across Nigerian airports and led to the picketing of Air Peace on Tuesday. The breakthrough came during an emergency stakeholders’ meeting held as a follow-up to the conditional suspension of the unions’ industrial action on August…

Aviation Strike: TUC warns of fresh action if issues persist

Posted on August 13, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Following the suspension of the industrial action embarked upon by the aviation workers under the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Comrade Festus Osifo, has warned that the unions could return to the trenches if the issues were not resolved. The unions have suspended their industrial action over the alleged refusal of some airlines to allow workers to unionise and the non-remittance of…

Leaking bucket: Automation failure, unremitted billions shadow NCAA, NAMA war

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The current battle before lawmakers over amending the 5% Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) and Cargo Sales Charge (CSC) sharing formula pits two agencies squabbling over a shrinking slice of an uncollected pie, writes WOLE SHADARE Nigeria’s aviation sector is locked in a high-stakes fiscal staring contest. A quiet yet fierce proxy war erupted between two key sister agencies, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the nation’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP), the Nigerian Airspace…

FAAN impounds six Air Peace buses after fleeing drivers block Lagos airport taxiway

Posted on August 12, 2026August 12, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has impounded six Air Peace coaster buses after they were used to block a taxiway at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. The vehicles have been towed to the Lagos Airport Police Station as law enforcement launches a manhunt for the drivers, who reportedly fled the scene after parking on the active airfield. The high-level security breach followed a picketing exercise by aviation unions over two primary grievances:…

NCAA to mandate RFID luggage tracking to end airport baggage mismanagement

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Wole Shadare

In a regulatory push to eliminate chronic baggage delays and missing luggage across domestic and international terminals, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is preparing to mandate Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tracking technology across airports nationwide. The automated system will replace the legacy barcode-centric framework, granting both airlines and passengers real-time visibility of checked luggage from check-in to final reclaim. Speaking at a stakeholder engagement forum on Tuesday, Michael Achimugu, Director of Public Affairs &…

Unions picket Air Peace over N17bn TSC/CSC Debt, NCAA cracks down on taxiway blockade

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Ministry intervenes; airlines deny owing aviation agencies ASRT wants parties to return to negotiation Flight operations across Nigeria’s major aviation hubs were plunged into severe disruption on Tuesday as joint aviation unions carried out a targeted picketing of Air Peace at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The coordinated industrial action, led by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff…

How operators bungled peace talk, as Najomo pleads with union to suspend strike action

Posted on August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo, has appealed to the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) to suspend its ongoing industrial action to lessen the disruption to passengers and key industry stakeholders. In a statement he personally signed, Najomo acknowledged the union’s picketing of Air Peace and several other airlines over alleged anti-labour practices and the non-remittance of the statutory 5% Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) and Cargo Sales…

Air Peace operations in Lagos, Abuja grounded over anti-union allegations, unpaid TSC, carrrier blocks taxiway

Posted on August 11, 2026August 11, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Passengers stranded A major crisis hit Nigeria’s aviation sector in the early hours of Tuesday as key union bodies shut down Air Peace operations at both the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. The joint action was carried out by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), and the National Association of Aircraft…

The full flight illusion: Why busy airlines can still lose money

Posted on August 10, 2026 by Wole Shadare

Every day, somewhere in the world, an aircraft departs with every seat occupied. The boarding gate is crowded. The departure lounge buzzes with activity. Families settle into their seats. Business travellers open their laptops. The cabin crew completes their safety demonstrations with reassuring professionalism. As the aircraft pushes back from the gate and heads towards the runway, everything appears exactly as it should. To the passenger looking through the terminal window, it is a picture…

Decade-old geriatric tools, budget deficits: NAMA’s strategic modernisation plan

Posted on August 10, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Farouk Ahmed Umar, has revealed that the agency has made significant progress in overcoming critical operational hurdles since his appointment three years ago, despite persistent financial constraints and ageing infrastructure. Speaking to Aviation Metric in Abuja at the weekend, Umar detailed the state of the country’s Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance (CNS) architecture when the administration took office in 2023, outlining the steps taken to modernise Nigeria’s airspace….

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